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near zero visibility many locations in northern virginia. only in the 40s in the mountains this morning. mostly clear. eastern shore. we do have hurricane igor. well-formed eye that has increased in strength over the top. statistic wndz are 150 miles per hour. strong category 4 storm. 2,000 miles away from ocean city. could threaten bermuda by saturday morning. right now we have patchy fog for the students waiting at the bus stops. watch out for that. temperatures in the 50s and low to mid-60s. highs should make it to the low 80s. 50s again tomorrow morning. maybe a little patchy fog tomorrow. good weather for the election tomorrow. sunny both days. near 80. could get needed showers thursday but drying out to the weekend. time to take a look along interstate 66. appears the fog may be burning off a little bit. visibility is a little bit better. 66 east pound, fair ox and beyond. just be aware that the fog could still be an issue for you. staying with virginia, 95 northbound. the ramp from 95 north to the parkway, accident. that ramp is close
near zero visibility many locations in northern virginia. only in the 40s in the mountains this morning. mostly clear. eastern shore. we do have hurricane igor. well-formed eye that has increased in strength over the top. statistic wndz are 150 miles per hour. strong category 4 storm. 2,000 miles away from ocean city. could threaten bermuda by saturday morning. right now we have patchy fog for the students waiting at the bus stops. watch out for that. temperatures in the 50s and low to mid-60s....
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terrapins are in morgantown, west virginia. 73. navy midshipman taking on louisiana tech. 7:00 kickoff. 95 degrees at 7:00 at night. kent state going into happy valy to take on the nittany lions who are trying recover from that yuck from alabama last week. kickoff is another noon. 66 degrees. the phoenix coming up to richmond to take on the spiders. kickoff is at noon. 81 degrees there. great matchup, nebraska out in seattle takinon the huskies of the university ofwashington, 3:30 kick here in the east. kickoff temperature 64 degrees with a chance of some rain showers, plenty more football foecasts comgp in just a little bit while. we didn't know they had scottish accents in nebraska. >> yes, indeed. >> the rolli hills. >>> it was an ugly start for the weekend for the nats. >> dan hellie has the highlights in this morning's "sports minute". >> reporter: good morning, washington. our "sports minute" begin with the nationals and all the good karma thnats brought with them from atlanta to philadelphia. that was gone by the end of the
terrapins are in morgantown, west virginia. 73. navy midshipman taking on louisiana tech. 7:00 kickoff. 95 degrees at 7:00 at night. kent state going into happy valy to take on the nittany lions who are trying recover from that yuck from alabama last week. kickoff is another noon. 66 degrees. the phoenix coming up to richmond to take on the spiders. kickoff is at noon. 81 degrees there. great matchup, nebraska out in seattle takinon the huskies of the university ofwashington, 3:30 kick here in...
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. >>> northern virginia commuters may have hit a snag if they took metro tis morning. elevators at half of arlington's ten stations were out of service. it is unclear what caused the outages and metro tells us, it could have been different issues at each of the stions. metro says repairs were made to three of the stations but elevators will be out at the rosslyn and pentagon stations unil later this week. >>> we've had a beautiful day. >> yesterday we got some needed rain. we're starting the week off on the right track. doug cammerer is tracking conditions. >> some locations picked up from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. today, look at this. a beautiful day out there. plenty of sunshine. bright blue skies. out toward sugar loaf mountain, a beautiful afternoon to get out and about. 85 degrees, the current temperature. dew point only 55 degrees. that makes the humidity 36%. we're seeing a wind out of the south southwest. we'retarting to warm up. haguetown around 85 degrees. 86 in sterling. culpeper, the warm spot. over toward annapolis, about 76. but grea
. >>> northern virginia commuters may have hit a snag if they took metro tis morning. elevators at half of arlington's ten stations were out of service. it is unclear what caused the outages and metro tells us, it could have been different issues at each of the stions. metro says repairs were made to three of the stations but elevators will be out at the rosslyn and pentagon stations unil later this week. >>> we've had a beautiful day. >> yesterday we got some needed...
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that case is prompting changes at virginia dmv. bob mcdonnell has ordered that agency to stop accepting federal identification cards as proof of residence. martinelli montano used such a card to get an i.d. >>> a northern virginia community is mourning the loss of a couple who owned a business many thought was the heart and soul of the community. the owners of nichols hardware store died in a car accident. jane watrel has their story. >> reporter: it's a huge loss for a small town as the purcellville community comes to grips with the deaths of karen and ted nichols. who were killed in a horrific car crash. >> amazing people. they have been running the store forever. they have been a staple here. a kindly group of folks and he runs this place and the people around him act the same way. >> reporter: stylist theresa wolf works a few doors down, a store owned by the same family since 1914 where the clerks call you by your first name. generations are paying tribute on the steps of the store. >> it is a big tragedy for their family and a
that case is prompting changes at virginia dmv. bob mcdonnell has ordered that agency to stop accepting federal identification cards as proof of residence. martinelli montano used such a card to get an i.d. >>> a northern virginia community is mourning the loss of a couple who owned a business many thought was the heart and soul of the community. the owners of nichols hardware store died in a car accident. jane watrel has their story. >> reporter: it's a huge loss for a small...
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maryland and virginia. mountains of west maryland, west virginia, in the 50s. eastern shore,ear 70. right on the oceanthere, upper 60s. and a look at the last 12 hours, a couple waves of heavy rain passing to our north. did damage around new york ciy. t heavy rain is exiting southern new england. behind a few clouds coming through. meanwhile, the trocs are very active. very powerful hurricane igor. >> now the winds have initialed down to 125. still less than 14. close enough to our atlantic beaches for some heavy surf to be developing over the weekend d rip tieds for the students at bus stops this morning, partly cloudy. 60s to near 70. by noon, upper 70s to near 80. low 80s by midafternoon. then overnight tonight will be mostly clear. we'll have temperatures in the 50s by dawn on saturday. looks like a great weekd coming up. great for all the games tomorrow and outdoor recreation, near 80. mid-80s in the afternoon. good weather for the skins and texans. monday, mostly sunny, near 80. tuesday, mid week, just a few clouds. ashley, how is our traffic? >> good morning. well, we are sta
maryland and virginia. mountains of west maryland, west virginia, in the 50s. eastern shore,ear 70. right on the oceanthere, upper 60s. and a look at the last 12 hours, a couple waves of heavy rain passing to our north. did damage around new york ciy. t heavy rain is exiting southern new england. behind a few clouds coming through. meanwhile, the trocs are very active. very powerful hurricane igor. >> now the winds have initialed down to 125. still less than 14. close enough to our...
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this was the scene in norfolk, virginia, this morning. as you can see, this entire section was under water. other roads across the city also flooded. rescue teams had to help some motor is who got stranded when their car stalled. and flooding's causing big problems up in baltimore as well. sevennches of rain fell before 11:00 this morning and several roads are closed because of standing water or outright flooding. >>all of this wet weather has a lot of people asking, what does homeowners insurance cover when it comes to water damage. it is not as straightforward as you might think. the insurance information institu breaks it down for us. if water comes from the sky, such as rain leaking in your roof, homeowners insurance will cover that damage. if t water comes from the ground up as a result of a swollen creek or if standing rainwater seps into your basement, you are not covered. that's when your flood insurance kicks in. but you have to have flood insurance. it's a federal flood insurance policy that you have to buy for that kind of dama
this was the scene in norfolk, virginia, this morning. as you can see, this entire section was under water. other roads across the city also flooded. rescue teams had to help some motor is who got stranded when their car stalled. and flooding's causing big problems up in baltimore as well. sevennches of rain fell before 11:00 this morning and several roads are closed because of standing water or outright flooding. >>all of this wet weather has a lot of people asking, what does homeowners...
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virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >> well, we had one of our re units came up on a situation. it happens very often. in fact, the 1,000 block in northeast which is near the metro station there and rhode island avenue and we have some foding, localized flood iing. but, unfortunately, a couple vehicles apparently tried to drive througit or the water came up on them quickly. we have four or five vehicles stuck in the water. each of the vehicles' drivers and occupants needed some assistance getting out. kind of an active scene right now. everybody is out of the vehicles. everybody is to dry land, or at least out of the water. our emsersonnel have evalua
virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >>...
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elsewhere, we have some scattered lighter showers around northern virginia, northern neck of virginia, eastern panhandle of weste virginia and shenandoah valley. maybe some isolated flooding and ponding of water through noon time. then drying out this afternoon with highs around 70, rather 80 degrees. then overnight tonight, partly cloudy, near 60 tomorrow. sun tomorow morning. highs into the low and mid-70s. and some rain is likely to move in late wednesday ranch, wednesday night. moderate to heavy rain is likely on thursday. highs in the 70s. then drying out just in time for the end of the weekend. nowlet's check traffic on this tuesday morning. how is it looki, jerry? >> so far so good over on the capital beltway, braddockroad. outer loop, far right side the issue be loop. springfield and i-66, moving along pretty well. let's see how wre doing on the maryland side. for those you traveling towards the bdge, outer loop from river road doing okay. once you get on route 7, word of an aident involving a truck. i believe it's over on the shoulder. they may need to take a travel lane. we'
elsewhere, we have some scattered lighter showers around northern virginia, northern neck of virginia, eastern panhandle of weste virginia and shenandoah valley. maybe some isolated flooding and ponding of water through noon time. then drying out this afternoon with highs around 70, rather 80 degrees. then overnight tonight, partly cloudy, near 60 tomorrow. sun tomorow morning. highs into the low and mid-70s. and some rain is likely to move in late wednesday ranch, wednesday night. moderate to...
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marching across virginia, west virginia, d.c. fom the south. areas of blue and green are generally lighter showers moving south to north. we have wet pavement around the region. that's fender-bender weather. leave early. 50s in the mountains. east of the blue ridge to the bay, 60s. bay east, low 70s. more rain on top from the southland all the way from the southeastern atlantic and the gulf of mexico. this moisture will come on through today and tomorrow. things settling down tomorrow afternoon. >> we are loading up rapidly along i-95. now we're getting the initial reports of an accident near 123 in wood ridge. look out for that. let's head over to maryland, beltway north of town loading up quickly. outer loop, connecticut. right there. as you approach route 29 on the outer loop. police are headed over there. out to the rails we o, looking good. metro, vre, m.a.r.k., all doing fine. >> the hunt is on for the gunman who shot and killed a man in prince george's county overnight. one man had been shot. he was taken to the hospital where he was pro
marching across virginia, west virginia, d.c. fom the south. areas of blue and green are generally lighter showers moving south to north. we have wet pavement around the region. that's fender-bender weather. leave early. 50s in the mountains. east of the blue ridge to the bay, 60s. bay east, low 70s. more rain on top from the southland all the way from the southeastern atlantic and the gulf of mexico. this moisture will come on through today and tomorrow. things settling down tomorrow...
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dominion tells us more than 3,000 mers are in the dark in northern virginia. vg & e says 17,000 people are without power. petco is reporting prince georges county and the district. >>> we'll find out what's going on with our traffic out there. hey, ashley. >> hey, barbara. 270 is open today. at least we're a little bit ahead of ourselves or at least ahead of yesterday. we do have problems around the region. around the capital belt way, this is the -- path kennel worth, now we're looking at route 4, but earlier it would be an accident up towards the greenbelt metro. elsewhere around town, eltway the inneroop around nelson. the outer loop will start to slow leaving the american legion headed in towards tyson. we may have a new accident there on the far right side of the roadway with drivers slamming on their brakes. if you head around the silver spring ea, not too bad. but very blustery out there. we do have power lines that are down and out. out of virginia, gallows at columbia pike is not working at last check. >> thanks, ashley. >> thanks, ash. >>> the bad we
dominion tells us more than 3,000 mers are in the dark in northern virginia. vg & e says 17,000 people are without power. petco is reporting prince georges county and the district. >>> we'll find out what's going on with our traffic out there. hey, ashley. >> hey, barbara. 270 is open today. at least we're a little bit ahead of ourselves or at least ahead of yesterday. we do have problems around the region. around the capital belt way, this is the -- path kennel worth, now...
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upper 40s in many locations in virginia, maryland, as well as west virginia and into pennsylvania. and as we lookt the other temperatures where you see the dark green, it's 40s in western maryland, northern wesvirginia and all across pennsylvania. only in the 30s in new england right now. it's in the mid-50s throug southern virginia. we have a clea sky than to high pressure pushing down to the carolina border. we have tropical storm lisa just formed in the last few hours. here's bermuda. here's washington. that's going to stay in the atlantic. for us for the students waiting for buses this morning it's going to be chilly. in the 40s throughout much of the region. by non, mid-70s. by midafrnoon, 80 with bright sunshine. by midnight, it wil fall back to the low 60s. by dawn, near 60. look for bright jupiter in the sky. going to stay summer like thursday and friday. a passing shower thursday. small chance sunday and monday. how is the traffic? >> tom, unfortunately tre is more trouble in northern viinia. chper 4 scooted a little bit over towards i-66 with a new accident on i-66 as you
upper 40s in many locations in virginia, maryland, as well as west virginia and into pennsylvania. and as we lookt the other temperatures where you see the dark green, it's 40s in western maryland, northern wesvirginia and all across pennsylvania. only in the 30s in new england right now. it's in the mid-50s throug southern virginia. we have a clea sky than to high pressure pushing down to the carolina border. we have tropical storm lisa just formed in the last few hours. here's bermuda. here's...
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you see the light blue most of north virginia, panhandle of west virginia. but this is that one very heavy shower right now that moved just north of montgomery county into frederick county. there's also another moderate shower in gaithersburg, and that'going to track the same way. behind that, more coming through. some of the creeks and drains along this train of heavy rain could begun to get a lot of water, and we may see some flooding beginning along some of these creeks here from northern montgomery county down to eastern fairfax and right down near the title potomac just south of alexandria. so watch out, some of those small creeks and streams could get some water enough to flow out of their banks and perhaps cause some flooding on some area streets and low-lying areas. right now we don't have any flooding problems and we'll look at t rainfall we have so far, frerick has about a ha an inch, about a quarter inch in washington and the nearby suburbs generally a tenth to a quter of an inch. higher amounts in southern rylandtwo-thirds of an inch there, salis
you see the light blue most of north virginia, panhandle of west virginia. but this is that one very heavy shower right now that moved just north of montgomery county into frederick county. there's also another moderate shower in gaithersburg, and that'going to track the same way. behind that, more coming through. some of the creeks and drains along this train of heavy rain could begun to get a lot of water, and we may see some flooding beginning along some of these creeks here from northern...
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many locations in west virginia as well in the upp 50s. around the bay, tidewater, eastern shore, it's in the 60s this morning. and the view from space showing a clear sky. we do have a few clouds drifting toeastern kentucky producing a few showers. that's a disturbance that may produce a passing thundershowe otherwise, a few clouds coming in. feeling like summer today, tomorrow and friday. cooler into the weekend. jerry, how is the traffic? >> tom, authorities pulling up on the scene of app accident. live pictures. it's in virginia. it's 95 southbound. southbound as you proven route 1 woodbridge. only the far right lane getting by. we'll keep you updated on that at the moment because police and fire crews arrived very little in the way of delays. there's the outer loop near the interchange at river road. 270 down to tysons moving along nicely. out to the rails we go. metro and vre doing fine. brunswick 10 minutes behind schedule. >>> a new book suggests members of prident poe bam ma's national security team have doubts aboutis military st
many locations in west virginia as well in the upp 50s. around the bay, tidewater, eastern shore, it's in the 60s this morning. and the view from space showing a clear sky. we do have a few clouds drifting toeastern kentucky producing a few showers. that's a disturbance that may produce a passing thundershowe otherwise, a few clouds coming in. feeling like summer today, tomorrow and friday. cooler into the weekend. jerry, how is the traffic? >> tom, authorities pulling up on the scene of...
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tornado watch area does cover eastern virginia, the district of columbia, northern virginia, and much of maryland, and the eastern shore. this tornado watch means conditions are ripe for individual storm to produce a funnel cloud. this is in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. along with heavy rain, more flooding likely later today, as well. highs reaching the mid 70s. right now, it's in the 60s to near 70. and then tomorrow, we'll be drying out. the rain can taper off and end by midnight tonight. blustery winds tomorrow with partly cloudy skies, highs reaching the mid 70s. then as we get into tomorrow afternoon and evening, we'll see they're getting quite chilly. only in the 40s on saturday morning. saturday and sunday afternoon, we'll have it into the mid 60s to upper 60s andt will be partly cloudy. another chilly start on sunday morning, and as we get into next week there could be some more unsettled weather moving our way with highs in the 6s to 70s by midweek. but again we do have a tornado warning in effect for southern maryland, it includes eastern st.ary's county, and southern c
tornado watch area does cover eastern virginia, the district of columbia, northern virginia, and much of maryland, and the eastern shore. this tornado watch means conditions are ripe for individual storm to produce a funnel cloud. this is in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. along with heavy rain, more flooding likely later today, as well. highs reaching the mid 70s. right now, it's in the 60s to near 70. and then tomorrow, we'll be drying out. the rain can taper off and end by midnight...
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. >>> theirst time in 100 years virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis died from lethal injection at 9:13. there were no complications. ms. lewis did make a last statement. she said i just want cathy to know i love her and i'm very sorry. >>> metro is getting high marks. metro is much safer than it was a year ago. >> reporter: good news for a change. it was just a few months ago that the national transportation satisfactory board blasted metro for the anemic safety culture th say existed at the time of that deadly crash. now, the ntsb is recognizing them for strides they have made over the last year to improve safety. the chairman of the ntsb said metro is safer now than it was back in 2009. metro has made significant safety improvements in the year following a collision that left nine dead. that the word from the national transportation safety board. >> they have done a lot of learning in the last year plus, and i think that always every organization is going to go through a difficult time after an accident. the question is how you react to
. >>> theirst time in 100 years virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis died from lethal injection at 9:13. there were no complications. ms. lewis did make a last statement. she said i just want cathy to know i love her and i'm very sorry. >>> metro is getting high marks. metro is much safer than it was a year ago. >> reporter: good news for a change. it was just a few months ago that the national transportation satisfactory board blasted metro for the anemic safety...
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a few did produce a few sprinkles across northern virginia, shenandoah valley and eastern virginia. we are hitting the low and mid-80s. 86 at reagan national, mid-80s in the suburbs and many of the rural areas are above 80 degrees. it is going to climb to near 90 by mid-afternoon. not too humid. moderately humid. this morning, it was near 50 in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia and a few isolated locations. most areas were in the 60s to near 70. the front has gone through. that front is bringing in blustery winds into the mountains behind that front. we will have lots of sunshine around the metro area. still, some clouds through north central virginia and southern maryland for the next several hours. it should clear out there as well. those winds will increase to 10 to 25 miles an hour by mid afternoon. that increases our fire danger. we are parched. we have tender, dry conditions and any fire gets going with those blustery winds could be turning into a wild fire. you have to watch out for that. no outside fires are allowed now. we're really in extreme fire danger
a few did produce a few sprinkles across northern virginia, shenandoah valley and eastern virginia. we are hitting the low and mid-80s. 86 at reagan national, mid-80s in the suburbs and many of the rural areas are above 80 degrees. it is going to climb to near 90 by mid-afternoon. not too humid. moderately humid. this morning, it was near 50 in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia and a few isolated locations. most areas were in the 60s to near 70. the front has gone through....
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in the 40s inest virginia. eastern shore, away from the waters, mid-50s. near 60 on this cool and fresh september morning. a clear sky now. mostly sunny today. low 80s. a bit milder tomorrow with increasing clouds. small chance of a shower thursday night. dry friday into the weekend. >> tom, doing pretty well on i-270 right here. traffic, left side of your screen is heading down from montrose to northern virginia. travel lanes open. that's pretty much the story down the 270 corridor. let's see how we're doing headed for downtown. 395, 14th street idge. a little suspicious. maybe something going on at the d.c. end. it doesn't look good to my eyeballs. but at this age -- anyway. out on the rails at this hour update you. brunswick, three delays on the brunswick line. 780, 892 and vre fredericksburg 302 slight delay. about ten minutes or less. >>> jerry, the eyeballs never failed you in the past. thank you. >> thank you. we are following breaking news out of prince george's coun right now. police are surrounding a house where a gunman is reportedly barricaded
in the 40s inest virginia. eastern shore, away from the waters, mid-50s. near 60 on this cool and fresh september morning. a clear sky now. mostly sunny today. low 80s. a bit milder tomorrow with increasing clouds. small chance of a shower thursday night. dry friday into the weekend. >> tom, doing pretty well on i-270 right here. traffic, left side of your screen is heading down from montrose to northern virginia. travel lanes open. that's pretty much the story down the 270 corridor....
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jerry has traffic. >> following breaking news in northern virginia. i ar just one of many accidents already out there this rning. you're looking at live pictures of an accident that occurred just minutes ago. this is 95 northbound near route 123 in woodbridge. you can see one vehicle spun sideways. left half of the roadway is currently blocked. this is one of two or three separate accidents on the 95 corridor in virginialready this morning. there was another one down around dunnfry. you're going to have to keep your speed way down this morning and just be aware of your surroundings. let's head on over to maryland, and update you on the inner loop of the beltway. authorities just dispatched for an accident, inner loop between conneccut avenue and georgia avenue. of course we had the tractor trailer jackknife reported inner loop after the i-270. in addition to 270 southbound, at leas one accident in rockville that authorities are on the scene dealing with right now. out on the rails, good option this morning, metro, vre m.a.r.c. doing fine so far. >> th
jerry has traffic. >> following breaking news in northern virginia. i ar just one of many accidents already out there this rning. you're looking at live pictures of an accident that occurred just minutes ago. this is 95 northbound near route 123 in woodbridge. you can see one vehicle spun sideways. left half of the roadway is currently blocked. this is one of two or three separate accidents on the 95 corridor in virginialready this morning. there was another one down around dunnfry....
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one virginia man did just that. even with a train coming at him. and he told news4's john triven what happened next. >> i'm sitting there going, we've got a problem. >> reporter: he considers himself an ordinary guy, but on wednesday afternoon, he did an extraordinary thing. on his lunch break around 12on 15 he decided to head downtown d.c. and pick uamtrak tickets e for his family's vacation to new york. he waited on the platform for the next one, that's when he says, the unthinkable happened. >> i heard the guy -- the guy on the frpgt side of the platform screaming "get off the tracks, get off the tracks." >> reporter: a passenger suffered a medical emergencies and fe onto the tracks. as you heard the rumbles of an oncoming train he knew something had to be done, luily there was other passenger on this opposite side othe platform waving down the oncoming train to stop. he noticed the oncoming train waslowing down, that's he says, he made his move. >> you just don't think, you just do and i jumped onto the tracks and i jumped over the third rail i
one virginia man did just that. even with a train coming at him. and he told news4's john triven what happened next. >> i'm sitting there going, we've got a problem. >> reporter: he considers himself an ordinary guy, but on wednesday afternoon, he did an extraordinary thing. on his lunch break around 12on 15 he decided to head downtown d.c. and pick uamtrak tickets e for his family's vacation to new york. he waited on the platform for the next one, that's when he says, the...
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. >>> a mystery in the mountains of virginia. jelly fish found in a fresh water pond. that will make you say what? those stories coming up on news 4 at 6:00. see you then. >> thanks, doreen. >>> sun worshippers, beware. >>> how you can reverse the effects of sun damage to your skin without breaking the bank. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. we'll keep looking for oil, cleaning it up if we find it and restoring the gulf coast. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the
. >>> a mystery in the mountains of virginia. jelly fish found in a fresh water pond. that will make you say what? those stories coming up on news 4 at 6:00. see you then. >> thanks, doreen. >>> sun worshippers, beware. >>> how you can reverse the effects of sun damage to your skin without breaking the bank. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the...
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more problems at the dmv in virginia. the new computer gitch giving drivers headaches. >>> you haveeen all the damage. now there is no video that shows the gas line explosion in california. >>> 66 degrees at 6:08. a little brightness in the sky out there this morning. we'll have weather and traffic together on the ones, next. think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for yes to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's plan to bring high-speed internet to everyone in america by 2020. and we are committed to keeping the internet working, as the economic engine that's creating jobs now. working together, investing, keeping information and ideas flowing freely, we can ensu
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if you are watching us on wcyb5 in bristol, virginia, the official birthplace of country music allows you to hear some tunes at the live bluegrass music eventt the downtown center. that's your early event of the day. >> and trivia for you, congress made that official in '98. so it truly is the birthplace -- >> veronica, very impressive. >> there you go. i'm a lover of all music. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. does she finally get it? that's the current lindsay lohan question. she visited a homeless shelter last weekend and is saying all the right things about addiction. some have their doubts. she spent the weekend calling photo agencies, shopping pictures of herself posing for $10,000 in her alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet. >>> the 1930s hollywood beauty only to return as the oldest academy award winningominee for "titanic" has died at the age of 100. >>> max wineberg w't be joining jay leno on his new late night show. >>> finally, showbiz divorces aren't rare, but in the case of george lopez and his wife, the two are amicably splitting after 17
if you are watching us on wcyb5 in bristol, virginia, the official birthplace of country music allows you to hear some tunes at the live bluegrass music eventt the downtown center. that's your early event of the day. >> and trivia for you, congress made that official in '98. so it truly is the birthplace -- >> veronica, very impressive. >> there you go. i'm a lover of all music. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. does she finally get...
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down to zero visibility in martinsburg, west virginia. parts of the northern shenandoah valley to culpepper, visibility a quarter mile. not much fog around. chilly morning. eastern shore now the low 60s. and the sky is broken up a bit. we have a partly cloudy start to the day. fog lifting by mid-morning. we'll be warming up into the low 80s with low humidity. breeze out of the northwest. 50s tomorrow morning. low 80s tomorrow with lots of sunshine. this pattern continues on wednesday. some clouds moving in on thursday. weak area of low pressure coming through with a front. showers during the afternoon and effect hours on thursday night. let's check traffic for monday morning. how is it looking? >> good morning, everyone. new traffic pattern. this may be more manageable than we have seen in the past. it will be the far left lane scheduled to be closed in the latest phase. right now obviously very, very light. let's pop over and see how we're doing through northeast. so far so good. other than that, nice and quiet as monday morning gets und
down to zero visibility in martinsburg, west virginia. parts of the northern shenandoah valley to culpepper, visibility a quarter mile. not much fog around. chilly morning. eastern shore now the low 60s. and the sky is broken up a bit. we have a partly cloudy start to the day. fog lifting by mid-morning. we'll be warming up into the low 80s with low humidity. breeze out of the northwest. 50s tomorrow morning. low 80s tomorrow with lots of sunshine. this pattern continues on wednesday. some...
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and our team coverage continues in arlington, virginia, where neighbors of the gunman and his mother spoke with jackie who join us on the phone. what are you hearing? >> reporter: not exactly the type of thing you would expect to encounter in a situation like this. when the neighbors learned of the name of the suspect and the victim in this shooting, they basically reacted by bursting into tears. they knew mr. davis and his mother who was in her 90s. he was well known in this neighborhood for the exquisite pair they say that he took of his mother who has apparently something very alzheimer's-like. she would wander off. and everyone in the neighborhood respected him very, vy much for the care that he took of his mother. so they are very shocked by this. horrified. th certainly say they don't believe there is anything that would condone doing this. as one neighbor told me, this is the la man in the world i would ever expt to do this. when we get more information, we have interviews with neighbors and things like, that i will bring those to you as soon as possible. >> all right. thank y
and our team coverage continues in arlington, virginia, where neighbors of the gunman and his mother spoke with jackie who join us on the phone. what are you hearing? >> reporter: not exactly the type of thing you would expect to encounter in a situation like this. when the neighbors learned of the name of the suspect and the victim in this shooting, they basically reacted by bursting into tears. they knew mr. davis and his mother who was in her 90s. he was well known in this neighborhood...
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. >>> a fast moving fire that drove at least five families from their homes in herndon, virginia this morning. fire officials stay type of siding on the houses, coupled with some brisk winds led to some significant damage there. julie carey has our report. >> reporter: the mid morning fire at the complex even caught the attention of the tower at dulles airport. a resident snapped this photo of the flame that shot from the roof top. dozens of people fled their homes. >> black smoke was everywhere. it was very scary. >> reporter: even before fire crews arrived, residents outside who saw the smoke realized some neighbors might still be inside unaware. these women went door to door knocking. >> the two families at the end, we got those guys out. and finally, the fire department, they both open this door where it was burning so. and the dogs came out. >> reporter: some cherished pets were among those rescued. several dogs and cat got out safely. so did this bird. the fairfax firefighters battled smoke and flame that damaged five townhome. investigators suspect the blaze started in a shed b
. >>> a fast moving fire that drove at least five families from their homes in herndon, virginia this morning. fire officials stay type of siding on the houses, coupled with some brisk winds led to some significant damage there. julie carey has our report. >> reporter: the mid morning fire at the complex even caught the attention of the tower at dulles airport. a resident snapped this photo of the flame that shot from the roof top. dozens of people fled their homes. >>...
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. >>> for the first time in nearly a century, the state of virginia has carried out an execution on a woman. last night, 41-year-old teresa lewis was put to death by lethal injection for arranging the deaths of her husband and stepson to collect a $250,000 insurance policy. >>> a nicaraguan diplomate was found with his throat slashed in his new york apartment yesterday. his body was discovered by his driver hours before he was scheduled to attend the united nations general assembly annual meeting. >>> a pakistani scientist known as lady al qaeda has been sentenced to 86 years in prison for trying to kill u.s. soldiers and intelligence officers in afghanistan. >>> startling findings from a government study that finds one in five gay and bisexual men in the united states, 20% have the hiv virus. nearly half of those do not know they're infected. that compares to an overall hiv rate of 0.5%. >>> eddie fisher who sparked one of the greatest showbiz scandals of the 20th century when he left his wife for elizabeth taylor has died. he died due to complications from recent hip surgery. eddie
. >>> for the first time in nearly a century, the state of virginia has carried out an execution on a woman. last night, 41-year-old teresa lewis was put to death by lethal injection for arranging the deaths of her husband and stepson to collect a $250,000 insurance policy. >>> a nicaraguan diplomate was found with his throat slashed in his new york apartment yesterday. his body was discovered by his driver hours before he was scheduled to attend the united nations general...
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. >>> thousands of students in northern virginia are wrapping up their first day of school. they are among the last batch cough students to return to classes. prince william, stafford, loudoun and arlington. fairfax schools face big challenges because of budget constraints. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: it is the day some dread and others can't wait to arrive. the first day of school. fairfax county students were up bright and early this morning. at madison high school the usual hugs and reunions, lots of excitement and first-day jitters. >> mix of excited and nervous. there is a whole slew of freshmen, wonderful shiny faces. i think it is going to be a fun year. i'm going to try going to new clubs. >> it has been a long summer. i'm excited to be back in school. it is my senior year so we'll see how it works out. >> reporter: this year promises to be challenging in fairfax county, enrollment is up and the budget is down $34 million. school superintendent dr. jack dale says most of this year's cuts happened outside the classroom but the school system is still feeling t
. >>> thousands of students in northern virginia are wrapping up their first day of school. they are among the last batch cough students to return to classes. prince william, stafford, loudoun and arlington. fairfax schools face big challenges because of budget constraints. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: it is the day some dread and others can't wait to arrive. the first day of school. fairfax county students were up bright and early this morning. at madison high school the...
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he has ties to the northern virginia area. and used to work as a psychiatrist at walter reid army medical center. >>> coming up, a neighbor who spotted a woman beating her dog with a rake. >>> plus we have exclusive details about d.c. firefighters who maye disciplined for getting nakeduring a retirement party. >>> three people dead after an suv slammed into an ambulance. >>> and what's going on in sports? >> nats outfielder finds out how long his suspension will be. the redskins trying to figure out how to st down that offense. plus, clinton portis with his latest comments. or no comments. words alone are't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lostheir jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility r the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listenand fin. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by t spill. we've paiover $400 mil
he has ties to the northern virginia area. and used to work as a psychiatrist at walter reid army medical center. >>> coming up, a neighbor who spotted a woman beating her dog with a rake. >>> plus we have exclusive details about d.c. firefighters who maye disciplined for getting nakeduring a retirement party. >>> three people dead after an suv slammed into an ambulance. >>> and what's going on in sports? >> nats outfielder finds out how long his...
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the back edge and western sections pull in to west central virginia. in a few hours we will start to see a lull. we are not done with the rain yet. the tropical connection going to the atlantic and looks like another wave may be forming so that more rain could be tonight in to tomorrow. and with all of the rain we have had, the light greene county, the entire metro region, southern maryland, culpeper, up to pennsylvania, the northern neck, all under flood warnings at this hour. many of these go through mid afternoon and may be extended beyond that because there's more rain out there. tracking live doppler 9000 hd in is chief meteorologist topper shutt. >> thank you, hb. we are not done yet. you have to go back to floyd to see the totals east of town and some of us that remember agnes in ' 72 where we had a foot of rain across the area. start with live doppler and talk about the totals. the bull's eye has been east of town. eight inches to the south. ten inches, unbelievable totals even inland a little bit we are talking five and three inches. everyone
the back edge and western sections pull in to west central virginia. in a few hours we will start to see a lull. we are not done with the rain yet. the tropical connection going to the atlantic and looks like another wave may be forming so that more rain could be tonight in to tomorrow. and with all of the rain we have had, the light greene county, the entire metro region, southern maryland, culpeper, up to pennsylvania, the northern neck, all under flood warnings at this hour. many of these go...
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only in the 40s now in western maryland and west virginia in many locations. eastern shore is near 60. this dry weather thanks to canadian high pressure pushing in, it will be in place here into saturday with the cooler weather and then sunday a likelihood of rain. it looks like it will end for the skins/cowboys game sunday night. how is our traffic? good morning, it is a huffit ise this morning. no problems to route on route 7. here's a dark look at 28 along the bottom of your screen and the dulles toll road coming at us. very few cars. 66 eastbound, no big trouble spots to start you off this early morning. capital beltway in great shape. headlights are continuing toward the beltway at the posted speed limit. back to you. >>> two women are in the hospital right now after an out of control car went careening in to a restaurant in northwest washington. it happened where florida haavee 18 ath and ucht intersect. there were a lot of people walking around and eating outside. john schriffen reports. >> it's surreal oig. not something you want to witness at all. >>
only in the 40s now in western maryland and west virginia in many locations. eastern shore is near 60. this dry weather thanks to canadian high pressure pushing in, it will be in place here into saturday with the cooler weather and then sunday a likelihood of rain. it looks like it will end for the skins/cowboys game sunday night. how is our traffic? good morning, it is a huffit ise this morning. no problems to route on route 7. here's a dark look at 28 along the bottom of your screen and the...
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that according to a university of virginia study. researers say out of 100 people who use the alcohol disinfect tanltant disinfectants, 42 came down with infections. abou the same people got sick who did not use hand sanitizers. dial sponsored the study. >>> 11:40 is our time right now. coming up, stocks are coming off last week's positive showin we'll have the latest numbers this morning. >>> plus, he has transformed his own ow. we'll have a preview. c doubleeat, dtoda >>> the congressional black caucus foundation will host its 40th annual congress this week at the washington convention center joining us this morning is dr. ivorytolleson. good morning and welcome. >> good morning. >> glad to have you with us. >> thank you. >> tell us what the conference is about. >> the conference is abou getting people involved in the legislati process and in policy, and so we invite thousands of people, and thousands of people come to the conference each year and participate in brain trust where is panels of experts and community members talk abou
that according to a university of virginia study. researers say out of 100 people who use the alcohol disinfect tanltant disinfectants, 42 came down with infections. abou the same people got sick who did not use hand sanitizers. dial sponsored the study. >>> 11:40 is our time right now. coming up, stocks are coming off last week's positive showin we'll have the latest numbers this morning. >>> plus, he has transformed his own ow. we'll have a preview. c doubleeat, dtoda...
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. >>> the governor of virginia is releasing details of a plan to put the commonwealth's state-owned liquor stores in private hands. he hopes to raise more than $450 million by selling off the liquor stores. it would be a tax on alcohol bought in bars and restaurants. a number of liquor licenses would be tripled to 1,000. critics of the plan say that could lead to a liquor store on every corner. but the governor's office says that's not the case. the plan reserves most of the licenses for large outlets, greshry and discount scores. >>> a montgomery county bus caught fire in silver spring tonight. a witness caught the bus as it was engulfed in flames. it happened about 7:00 along colville road. nobody was hurt. we're told the fire started in the engine. the busas destroyed. >>> firefighters had their hands full with a four-alarm fire in baltimore this evening. the flames began on one side of the street. then were whipped by winds to the other side. 11 row houses were on fire at one point at one time. one firefighter was treated for minor injuries. nobody else was injured. it's still not clea
. >>> the governor of virginia is releasing details of a plan to put the commonwealth's state-owned liquor stores in private hands. he hopes to raise more than $450 million by selling off the liquor stores. it would be a tax on alcohol bought in bars and restaurants. a number of liquor licenses would be tripled to 1,000. critics of the plan say that could lead to a liquor store on every corner. but the governor's office says that's not the case. the plan reserves most of the licenses...
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and the virginia football team is scrambling to come up with a new game plan. take a look at this giant sinkhole, 30 feet wide and 15 feet deep that has opened up in the middle of the practice field. the coach noticed that the field had a scrushy feeling hours before it opened up. no one was hurt. >> squishy feeling, you bet. i'm guessing the rain has got things complicated out there, right? >> actually, it is moving along pretty well. it looks like there's a lot of low volume out there. maybe because it was so crazy this morning that many people did not make it to work. there are significant delays usually. that is not the case today. the beltway at colesville, extremely low volume making things very easy. in the places that it is raining and you will see a little bit of worst traffic. 270 north at 121, obviously, the delays are starting to build their and they will be significant no problem on 95 southbound heading from springfield to newington. >> coming up, two americans go missing in ileanit tilley and ty are missing in a hot air balloon. >> they call it t
and the virginia football team is scrambling to come up with a new game plan. take a look at this giant sinkhole, 30 feet wide and 15 feet deep that has opened up in the middle of the practice field. the coach noticed that the field had a scrushy feeling hours before it opened up. no one was hurt. >> squishy feeling, you bet. i'm guessing the rain has got things complicated out there, right? >> actually, it is moving along pretty well. it looks like there's a lot of low volume out...
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sterling, virginia coming in at 78 degrees, herndon about the same. quantico coming in at 81. 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 67 by 11:00, waking up and walking out tohe door around 7:00 a.m., 61 degrees, with plenty of sunshine. more nice weather to come. and three, three tropical systems to talk about. i'llreak it down for you coming up. >> busy out ere. >> when we come right back. a local man is found murdered in florida, and the bizarre circumstances surrounding his death continue t unfold tonight. >>> bus drivers spend a second day on strike, causing a problem for commuters. a battle over technology keeping them from getting behin the wheel. >>> farewe to friday's? who's considering giving state workers a day off to cut budget costs. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hoteor restaurant workers who lost the jobsto the spi. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf d that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. t
sterling, virginia coming in at 78 degrees, herndon about the same. quantico coming in at 81. 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 67 by 11:00, waking up and walking out tohe door around 7:00 a.m., 61 degrees, with plenty of sunshine. more nice weather to come. and three, three tropical systems to talk about. i'llreak it down for you coming up. >> busy out ere. >> when we come right back. a local man is found murdered in florida, and the bizarre circumstances surrounding his death continue t...
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he identified himself as a virginia state trooper. further investigation revealed he is not a trooper and there is now a search warrant for his arrest. the man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend is in custody but his vehicle is still missing. tuesday the montgomery county police say joshua prince fired at least one shot at his ex. that sparked a regional manhunt and he later turned himself into police in pennsylvania. authority have not been able to locate the chevy tahoe. authorities will escort prince back to montgomery county where he is facing attempted murder charges. >>> several attack around the university of maryland campus are prompting authorities to step up the patrols this weekend. prince george's county + say there have been at least five robberies around umd in just the last three week. three students were reportedly beaten and robbed last weekend. the robberies were reported on monday within minutes of each other. the university's police chief that he may form a task force to focus this problem. >>> decision go 2010.
he identified himself as a virginia state trooper. further investigation revealed he is not a trooper and there is now a search warrant for his arrest. the man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend is in custody but his vehicle is still missing. tuesday the montgomery county police say joshua prince fired at least one shot at his ex. that sparked a regional manhunt and he later turned himself into police in pennsylvania. authority have not been able to locate the chevy tahoe. authorities will...
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some are hoping drivers belong -- around and number 8 virginia. -- int number n virginia. the northbound lanes opened on saturday. >>> time for a check of the traffic situation. eric thomas is live. >> right here, this is the beltway coming off of the american legion. that had been built wait more or less set down for a little while. traffic is moving, albeit slowly. 270 northbound a very slow. heading up to 109, you're going to see slow traffic from an accident that has been cleared. 95 northbound, this is here at the belle glade. -- at the beltway. there was a crash earlier. activity on the right and left side. this is unusual traffic jam. it is not usually slow in this area. >>> coming up, paris hilton and -- avoid jail time on it dropped charges. >> the documentarian remembers his washington d.c. our roots. >> a sign that we are out of the recession. >>> we have breaking news coming out of atlanta right now, where a plane just made an emergency landing on the interstate. we're looking at live pictures right now. this is interstate 85 in atlanta. some lanes have closed,
some are hoping drivers belong -- around and number 8 virginia. -- int number n virginia. the northbound lanes opened on saturday. >>> time for a check of the traffic situation. eric thomas is live. >> right here, this is the beltway coming off of the american legion. that had been built wait more or less set down for a little while. traffic is moving, albeit slowly. 270 northbound a very slow. heading up to 109, you're going to see slow traffic from an accident that has been...
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he went to virginia tech. his team has been beaten 12 in a row. >> he needed t boost. >> he was duped. and thedefense did play very well. >>> coming up tonight, a road crumbled to pieces a few steps from bystanders. >>> the imam behind the controversy with the ground zero mosque said he is exploring all of the options. >>> police shot and killed a dog during the adams morgan festival. >>> how would you like to eat a pear that tastes like a mango. >>> how about the weather? >> a pear that tastes like a mango? i'll show you what's going on ♪ ♪ [ male announr ] giving up cigarettes can take more than willpower alone. but today's a new day. for many, smoking is a treatable medical condition. so talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and this time, make it your time. about prescription treatment options and support. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has takenfull responsibiy for the clean up in the gulf and that
he went to virginia tech. his team has been beaten 12 in a row. >> he needed t boost. >> he was duped. and thedefense did play very well. >>> coming up tonight, a road crumbled to pieces a few steps from bystanders. >>> the imam behind the controversy with the ground zero mosque said he is exploring all of the options. >>> police shot and killed a dog during the adams morgan festival. >>> how would you like to eat a pear that tastes like a mango....
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. >>> investigators in west virginia are looking into whether a upon fire was deliberately set. nearly 30 horses died near the hollywood casino on charlestown on monday. a fire marshal said dogs detected possible traces of a fire accelerant at the scene. the evidence is being test asked result are expected to come back in a few weeks. investigators are reviewing surveillance tapes for 90 possible signs of arson. >>> another metro access driver has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a passenger. the powered the driver accused of such a crime. darcy spencer is live outside metro headquarters with this developing story. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. as you mentioned, just within the last year, there have been four separate allegations made of sexual assault against metro access drivers. these the drivers who are supposed to be transporting people with mental and physical challenges. this is the man charged in this latestñr attack. he is 59-year-old samuel kinston of gaithersburg. police say he fonded a woman with cerebral palsy. according to court documents, the wo
. >>> investigators in west virginia are looking into whether a upon fire was deliberately set. nearly 30 horses died near the hollywood casino on charlestown on monday. a fire marshal said dogs detected possible traces of a fire accelerant at the scene. the evidence is being test asked result are expected to come back in a few weeks. investigators are reviewing surveillance tapes for 90 possible signs of arson. >>> another metro access driver has been arrested, accused of...
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. >>> also coming up tonight, flames skipping from one house to the next in northern virginia as firefighters were racing to save people and their pets. >>> a new video game is banned by the navy as it lets player to dress an taliban fighters and take aim at a bank. >>> dan, what's ahead in sports? >> a guy used to making a lot of tackles is ray lewis and he is sick and tired of hearing about the jets. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? imagination and reality have merged. because of one word, a new generation-- a fifth generation-- of fighter aircraft has been born. because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word... is how. it's a belief in everything we do. it's a 5 year, 50,000 mile promise. with complimentary scheduled maintenance no-cost replacement of wear and tear items and 24/7 roadside assistan
. >>> also coming up tonight, flames skipping from one house to the next in northern virginia as firefighters were racing to save people and their pets. >>> a new video game is banned by the navy as it lets player to dress an taliban fighters and take aim at a bank. >>> dan, what's ahead in sports? >> a guy used to making a lot of tackles is ray lewis and he is sick and tired of hearing about the jets. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most...
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much of northern virginia still in the mid to upper 50s. radar shows a couple of dying sprinkles across southern pennsylvania. can't rule out t random raindrop or two across the panhandle or far northern maryland but most of us will stay dry. an increase in clouds late on this afternoon. temperatures in the mid-80s today. back to near 70s. the next real chance of organized rain shows up on wednesday. aaron? >> thank you, chuck. a full hour of localnews and weather at 9:00. right now,hough, back to new york. >>> we're back. >> we're really back. >> now we are really back on this sunday morng. september 19, 2010. what a fwragreat crowd spending their sunday morning with us. we're happy you're here. i'm jenna wolf along with lester holt. we talked about tragedy on the football field. a small texas community mournin the loss of reggie garrett, a senior who collapsed on the sidelis and later died. right after hehrew a touchdown pass during the game on friday night. >> it's an awful story. it happens on the heels of another story in oregon who co
much of northern virginia still in the mid to upper 50s. radar shows a couple of dying sprinkles across southern pennsylvania. can't rule out t random raindrop or two across the panhandle or far northern maryland but most of us will stay dry. an increase in clouds late on this afternoon. temperatures in the mid-80s today. back to near 70s. the next real chance of organized rain shows up on wednesday. aaron? >> thank you, chuck. a full hour of localnews and weather at 9:00. right...
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beltway carrying no delays throughout maryland and virginia. i'm eric thomas, back to pat and eun. >>> breaking news right now out of afghanistan. reuteres are reporting that protesters angry over the pastor's plan to burn the koran attacked a base in afghanistan. nbc has not yet confirmed these reports. initially the pastor had called off his plan but now he may go through with the plans this weekend. tracie potts joins us live in capitol hill with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: pat, good morning, as we start to see the reaction around the world you can bet the muslims celebrating the send of ramadan are watching this very closely. what's not clear is what happened in florida between the pastor and the imam that he met with yesterday. it seems his attempt to defuse the situation made it worse. >> reporter: florida pastor terry joepz said he would call off the koran burning. >> we have agreed to cancel our event on saturday. >> reporter: hours later jones accused the muslim leader standing next to him of lying about whether a mosq
beltway carrying no delays throughout maryland and virginia. i'm eric thomas, back to pat and eun. >>> breaking news right now out of afghanistan. reuteres are reporting that protesters angry over the pastor's plan to burn the koran attacked a base in afghanistan. nbc has not yet confirmed these reports. initially the pastor had called off his plan but now he may go through with the plans this weekend. tracie potts joins us live in capitol hill with more on that part of the story....
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eat falls, virginia. we can zoom in and show you where they are getting the heaest rain right now as well asear the dulles tollway where it meets reston by dulles airport. that's where they're getting heavy rain right now. the streams are flowing out of their banks. we have an update. that's passing to north. ts is the latest radar. this is live, showing you what's going on. very heavy rains right now in far northern fairfax county crossing the potomac and heading into montgomery county and heading up toward darnestown and toward poolsville in the next few minutes. it will pass to the west near gaithersburg and barnesville and clarksburg and sugar loaf mountain. this area may get more flooding from creeks and streams there. now, the wider view, showing pocketing of heavier rain. just now coming into charles county out of the northern neck of virginia. that area of heavy rain is now moving right near just to the southwest of waldorf. that is as we look here at the radar showing one really heavy downpour ju
eat falls, virginia. we can zoom in and show you where they are getting the heaest rain right now as well asear the dulles tollway where it meets reston by dulles airport. that's where they're getting heavy rain right now. the streams are flowing out of their banks. we have an update. that's passing to north. ts is the latest radar. this is live, showing you what's going on. very heavy rains right now in far northern fairfax county crossing the potomac and heading into montgomery county and...
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west virginia is at lsu. well, if there was ever a must-win game in september for virginia tech, yesterday's game ainst east carolina was it. the hokies started with an 0-2 record and an 0-3 start would be a disaster. the last time that happened bon jovi living on a prayer was a number one song in the u.s. that was in 1987. yesterday the hokies desperately trying to change their tune. taylor and the hokies going against a very good east carolina team. second quarter hokies trailing 17-7. taylor starts the hokies comeback. throws a dart to roberts. 24-yard touchdown. hokies within three. an impressive play. this was impressive, too. six minutes later evans gets the handoff. goes left and he's in for a seven-yard touchdown. the hokies down 24-21 at ha halftime. virginia tech sophomore standout running back ryan williams was injured in the game, injured his hamstring. trainers say he is okay. beamer's team goes off in the second half. dominique davis, uh-oh. carmichael reads it perfectly, interception down the s
west virginia is at lsu. well, if there was ever a must-win game in september for virginia tech, yesterday's game ainst east carolina was it. the hokies started with an 0-2 record and an 0-3 start would be a disaster. the last time that happened bon jovi living on a prayer was a number one song in the u.s. that was in 1987. yesterday the hokies desperately trying to change their tune. taylor and the hokies going against a very good east carolina team. second quarter hokies trailing 17-7. taylor...
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the warm spot, charlottesville, virginia, at 80 degrees. what can we expect over the next few hours? the next 24 hours, a high temperature of about 79 in the district. 80 in warrenton, 80 toward fredericksburg. toward upper marlboro and saint mary's, coming in there with a temperature of 77 degrees. it will be a nice day on your saturday. once again, sunday. maybe some shower activity. i'll have that for you coming up a little later on coming up in the four-day forecast in case you missed it a little earlier. >>> up in vancouver, canada, authorities are testing a new effort to get people to slow down and pay attention. they're accomplishing their mission but not without some controversy. drivers on a busy street in the school zone come up on a site that many motorists find starling. it appears to be a young girl chasing a ball across the road. actually, it is a three dimensional illusion that has been painted on the street. some critics say the paintings will attract too much attention from drivers. others say riding over the image of that
the warm spot, charlottesville, virginia, at 80 degrees. what can we expect over the next few hours? the next 24 hours, a high temperature of about 79 in the district. 80 in warrenton, 80 toward fredericksburg. toward upper marlboro and saint mary's, coming in there with a temperature of 77 degrees. it will be a nice day on your saturday. once again, sunday. maybe some shower activity. i'll have that for you coming up a little later on coming up in the four-day forecast in case you missed it a...
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panhandle of west virginia, western maryland. watch out for that. generally we don't have much fog. 64 in washington. low to mid-60s near the bay. 50s in prince george's. and we'll see highs today reaching the low 80s with lots of sunshine. back by this afternoon after a partly cloudy morning. low humidity in place. and tomorrow good weather for the primary day election. we'll have afternoon highs into the low 80s. more of the same on wednesday. although we may get a few passing showers on thursday, there will be a front coming through with a few showers. it will end thursday night and dry out for the weekend. a look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes at 5:21. then we'll look at what's happening in the tropics later this hour. stay tuned for that. jerry, good morning. how is the man traffic? >> this i hope will be much more manageable than a couple in the past. 14th street bridge, the far left lane that is now closed leaving three lanes to the right. but have no worries. you'll still be able to exit to the g.w. the closure will begin after i
panhandle of west virginia, western maryland. watch out for that. generally we don't have much fog. 64 in washington. low to mid-60s near the bay. 50s in prince george's. and we'll see highs today reaching the low 80s with lots of sunshine. back by this afternoon after a partly cloudy morning. low humidity in place. and tomorrow good weather for the primary day election. we'll have afternoon highs into the low 80s. more of the same on wednesday. although we may get a few passing showers on...
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virginia tech falls to 0-2. jmu improves to 2-0. college park, maryland, freshman danny o'brien threw three touchdowns in the first half. maryland put up 370 yards of offense, crushing oregon state, crushing morgan state, 62-3. its highest scoring performance in 35 years. in app annapolis, navy against georgia southern. dobbs's one yard touchdown proved to be the difference. 13-7. and in baseball nationals/marlins. espinoza made a diving catch. gets the runner at first. however, the nats's bats never got going. marlins beat the nationals, 4-1. coming up later today here on nbc 4, check out our countdown to kickoff special at noon previewing the big redskins/cowboys game. that's your sports minute. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >> and kim is here with your sports forecast a kickoff with a triathlon. >> runners, swimmers and they also bike, right? yeah. a little damp this morning. here's a check of digital doppler. showers are few and far between. it's over by ocean city, by the way. they had some rain around. other than that,
virginia tech falls to 0-2. jmu improves to 2-0. college park, maryland, freshman danny o'brien threw three touchdowns in the first half. maryland put up 370 yards of offense, crushing oregon state, crushing morgan state, 62-3. its highest scoring performance in 35 years. in app annapolis, navy against georgia southern. dobbs's one yard touchdown proved to be the difference. 13-7. and in baseball nationals/marlins. espinoza made a diving catch. gets the runner at first. however, the nats's bats...
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in virginia, the police and fire departments are holding a road dedication. a portion of washington boulevard adjacent to the pentagon will be renamed the 9/11 heroes memorial highway. you can get more information on all of these events by visiting nbcwashington.com. just search 9/11 events. >>> it's feeling a lot like fall out there but we could get some showers this weekend. >> yeah. let's check in with doug kammerer. are we still on for sunday with a little rain? >> we're still on for sunday with a little rain. maybe a little more rain now. that rain may actually last through part of the evening hours. a lot of people don't want to hear that. let's show you what's happening. first off, 75 degrees. that's the current temperature. the humidity around 39%. we have seen a lot of cloud cover across much of the area today. especially from the district up toward the north. right now on live digital doppler, no rain to talk about. it will be dry the rest of the night. it will be dry tomorrow as well. the temperatures out there, a little on the cool side. 75 in d.c
in virginia, the police and fire departments are holding a road dedication. a portion of washington boulevard adjacent to the pentagon will be renamed the 9/11 heroes memorial highway. you can get more information on all of these events by visiting nbcwashington.com. just search 9/11 events. >>> it's feeling a lot like fall out there but we could get some showers this weekend. >> yeah. let's check in with doug kammerer. are we still on for sunday with a little rain? >>...
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he's suspected in two stacks and a hammer attack in northern virginia. so far he's only been charged with assault with intent to murder. don't be alarmed if you see smoke and emergency vehicles near ronald reagan washington national airrt. it's only a drill. there will be an emergency exercise at 9:00 a.m. drills will include a rescue on the potomac river, helicopters andfire. we're told the exercise should wrap up by 11:00 a.m. and will not affect airport travel. quick traffic alert four as well for driverson 495. the draw bridge on woodrow wilson bridge will open at 8:00 a.m remain open for 20 >>> good saturday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. mperatures are mostly in the 50s but started to warm up a little bit. 60 degrees here in down washington. 55 in arlington and falls church. 55 in manassas and warrenton. forecast for today sunny and delightful. highs in the upper 70s to mid-80. upper 80s for tomorrow. littleint of a last throw two at summer time. aaron? >> another update on local news and weather in 25 minutes. >>> good morning. cent
he's suspected in two stacks and a hammer attack in northern virginia. so far he's only been charged with assault with intent to murder. don't be alarmed if you see smoke and emergency vehicles near ronald reagan washington national airrt. it's only a drill. there will be an emergency exercise at 9:00 a.m. drills will include a rescue on the potomac river, helicopters andfire. we're told the exercise should wrap up by 11:00 a.m. and will not affect airport travel. quick traffic alert four as...
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near 60 near the chesapeake bay and cooler in the mountains, west virginia and western maryland only near 40 degrees. so quite a chilly start there. eastern shore away from the waters in the mid-50s as well as around tidewater regions and later today with the high pressure coming down from canada, we'll continue to have quite a bit of sunshine and a few clouds in and out. highs reaching the upper 70s. then tomorrow, sunny in the morning in the 50s and chouloud developing in the afternoon. cloudy saturday night and rain likely after midnight on saturday night and off and on through midday on sunday and drying out in time for the skins and cowboys sunday night and dry first part of next week. jim ross, how's the traffic now? >> we're going to show you a map. we're looking at northbound 295 near the 11th street bridge, an accident where we have traffic getting by there. to the left, two separate accidents before the 11th street bridge. on the inner loop, an accident on the left side of the roadway along with cars involved. here's the ground view at university and dennis, eastbound side
near 60 near the chesapeake bay and cooler in the mountains, west virginia and western maryland only near 40 degrees. so quite a chilly start there. eastern shore away from the waters in the mid-50s as well as around tidewater regions and later today with the high pressure coming down from canada, we'll continue to have quite a bit of sunshine and a few clouds in and out. highs reaching the upper 70s. then tomorrow, sunny in the morning in the 50s and chouloud developing in the afternoon....